Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-06

wouc Wy oCtaIS Ouc UlOf0lng TO GAke ucT UEcdk-
fast and Miss Mcbride was IL bed. she said, '.ii
Got ecu see mat id niger in jail think could
Detective Ran testified that Miss Mcbride told
him she left the house on the morning Of the fire
TO go to the real estate ONCE Of Fisher co. She
got BACK to the nre about IL o'clock. She said
left, which was unusual. ne asked her II she had
SEN McFarand out to buy coal Oil or turpentine
he told her that Mcfarland had acknowledged to
nun at the police station that she had sent him
Oot 1Or some L9spentine "Ohl yes that was to
how much she had purchased, or how much she
had given him to buy 1t with, but she said that
Sne old not remember either.
THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
This morning Detective Ran resumed the stand
ana said that Miss Mcbride stated the day Of the
nre that no one had been left in charge Of the
mouse that morning. The north side Of Miss NC
Brides room only was burned. There was no fur
niture In the room; noticed but one bedstead on
tne pavement. Witness went to 1904 L street and
10 CCondges that night and found the furniture;
go1 me information there from Mcfarland and got
VIE; Mcfarland told witness that Miss Mcbride
naa tne house insured. witness was with Nc
Cross ex amined by Mr.. Taylor-It was shortly
aItef II o'clock when he had an interview with
M ~ M Tor the purpose OF getting Information
nuence Of liquor. He said he had left Miss Mcbride
ana coiored woman whom he had not seen be-
lore ~ q In see house about $40 o'clock witness
and witness finally told him IL he would make q
clean breast Of the matter lie would not be prose-
said as T aI b ae
tell all he knew about II. Witness then called in
LI; arnold and said that Mcfarland was ready to
make statement.
-. Witness was about toreport the statement when
MI. COOK objected.
The court said the witness ought not be allowed
to make statement affecting Miss Mcbride and
co 11l not give testimony against himself Fin
ally he directed the witness TO answer as to what
NC had said: which might affect himself,
Mcbride 0''''N ''''-'
witness then said Mcfarland stated that he had
MIXERS, on 7th st. and st. then Went WITH him
70 street. when he showed them some furniture,
and TO Coolidge's where there was more
there. He also said that he had some odds and
cnds OF furniture at his house. Witness tnvesti-
gated everything Mcfarland said and found that
ne was telling the truth witness had made every
effort TO ind the strange cOlored woman who
Mcfarland said he saw with Miss Mcbride at the
been to MI. Van Manning's Office and was coming
along street when the fire took place. McFar-
land stated when be gave witness the Dugan
letter that he saw the letter written in 515 18th
street, and 1t was for the purpose OF showing his
right to store the furniture
Justice VIM. Hemick produced his record and
teStlned 70 proceedings being instituted to GUST
Miss Mcbride from possession June a. 1886, by I.
Z. Waggaman.
Mr.. Ran resumed the stand, and was cross
tempted to get statement from Miss Mcbride,
and had good reasons for it. When he called on
MISS MCBRIDE she was In highly nervous state.
He asked II she had bought oil, and told her that
Mcfarland had said he bought turpentine for her.
and she then owned it. she was at that time
when she became tranquil She stated that Nc
Farland left the house before she did. When Wit
ness came in she was talking to herself and ap-
Re-direct-She was very ouiet when ohio e.arted
to the station. Mcfarland said he knew what the
OIL was TO be used for, but he did not assist in the
had noticed some short pieces OF candle in the
house prior to the rire. The letters in the bag wit
ness said bore date Of 1886 down. and were adj
dressed to Miss Mcbride. Mcfarland said that the
trunk, when 1t came back from Alexandria, was
empty.
Re-cross by Nj. Taylor-McFarland said that he
odor from it was SO great that the boarders COM
planned, and he was sent for some perfume to burn
>,! ke-cross by MI Manning-McFarland said that
Andrew Page. colored, 1anitor OF the Pacific
building at Sis on the morning OF the fire.
Fergus P. Ferris testified that he roomed In the
house In the third story left about o'clock in the
morning; saw Miss Mcbride as he left; the door
for several days had been closed had observed the
odor OF burning Oil some few days before, and the
night before he had to close his windows Wit
leave the house, Miss Mcbride having informed
him thatshe intended to vacate at the end OF the
month.
Duckett R. Ferris, brother OF preceding witness
CeStlned as he lett the house. about 9:15 O'Clock, he
saw Miss Mcbride, and returned about 9:45; sat in
the parlOr; then went to his ROOM and In about
na1 an nour felt the heat; ran out and looked for
the children; went down the stairs, and on the
second door the back stairs was mass OF flames;
when he got down Col. Tracy and the TWO little
boys were on the front steps. witness had seen
Miss Mcbride about the house so much for a few
days previously that he thought She had been
discharged from her Government Office.
question Dy MI. CoOk-At the time you left the
parlor you smelr no smoke or odors?
W1tnessZNo, sir; had would not have gone
up. [Iaughterl
James 6. verney testified that he knew Mary J,
Mcbride: visited the jail with her in september
Mr.. Cook objected, and the district attorney said
this witness, attempted to get from Mcfarland
letter.
The witness was allowed to testify that he had
Deen 10 the jail, leaving Miss Mcbride outside;
that ne went In and saw Mcfarland and joined
ner OUTSIDE 1t was at her instance that witness
went there to get letter which had been produced
In the Police Court. Miss Mcbride came to his
boarding house, 7th and streets the morning they
went to the jail. She said that Mcfarland had
letter which had been read at the preliminary ex-
amlnatlon OF Mcfarland for larceny. Witness
went into the jail, met Mcfarland, did not get the
!etter ana came out. Witness joined Miss Nc
Bride this side OF the JAIL and she wanted to know
McFafland had said. He told her that Mcfarland
o1o not nave the letter and he did not want to 60
there any more Mr.. Ram then came up and
arrested him, and Miss Mcbride told him not to
talk with Ran. She had told witness to find out
how Mcfarland felt.